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Download full textRiegel, Klaus F.; Riegel, Ruth M. – 1971
Inadequacies in most life-span developmental studies are emphasized. A typical cross-sectional comparison of a sample of older adults' performances on a battery of measures revealed that non-surviving subjects and those who refused to be retested 5 and 10 years later scored consistently below retestees. These results point to a heterogeneity in…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Age Groups, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedPeterson, David A. – Gerontologist, 1975
Distinguishing between life-span education and lifelong learning, this paper addresses the meaning, value and various uses of education throughout life from the perspective of gerontology and adult education, with emphasis on the relationship to development throughout adulthood. Paper presented at 27th Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Human Development, Individual Development, Information Seeking
